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CUE’S TENTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE• APRIL 2017

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On the clock Anniversary one: Clocks

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Desktop shop Anniversary seven: Desk sets

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CUE MARGO DUBOS CEO + pre sident JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER publisher KATHERINE M. JOHNSON editor DORA SISON pro duc t ion dire c tor EDITORIAL

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Have your plate and eat on it, too Anniversary two: China

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Incidental style Anniversary three: Crystal and glass

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Lovely in lace and linen Anniversary eight: Lace and linen

cont r ibut ing wr iter s

Andrea Blumenstein, Lee Cutrone PRODUCTION

editor ial graphic de signer

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Jason Whittaker

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Hide and seek Anniversary nine: Leather

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Take it outside Anniversary four: Appliances

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Round & pave & cushion-cut, oh my Anniversary ten: Diamond jewelry

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Anniversary six: Wood

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OUR BABY IS ALL GROWN UP. Ten years ago this month, the owners and editors of Gambit launched CUE magazine to feature “Contemporary, Uncompromising, Exposed” fashion, home and beauty products and advice for locals.

The tug of war between tradition and innovation is never felt so strongly as when milestones like anniversaries are reached. Some columns and advertisers stay the same (CUE In, Trashy Diva), while some evolve or fall by the wayside (House to Home, Shop Dogs). However, we must look back to build the future, so this special anniversary issue includes novelty sprinkled with throwbacks from the past.

We’re celebrating 10 years and every year in between with a special feature dedicated to each of the modern anniversary gifts. The gift exchanged between loved ones at the end of the first year is clocks, but instead of the cuckoo or the grandfather variety, we’re talking about clocked workouts — specifically, high-intensity fitness training. Year two is for beautiful, delicate china, but we prefer the functional (and wearable) kind. Katy Beh, local jewelry designer and interviewee in our very first issue, discusses the way glass mirrors and crystal chandeliers add sparkle to her decor for the third anniversary — do try this at home.

The fourth anniversary gift is silverware, but with today’s busy schedules, a plastic spork is often the most convenient utensil. Instead, CUE connects with Mignon Faget, a powerhouse of silver jewelry design in New Orleans for nearly five decades. She talks about longevity in the fashion industry, and as spring arrives we take a look at trending outdoor kitchen appliances for year five.

Anniversary six means wooden gifts, and Ross Lunz takes us beyond the everyday with furniture handmade in his 7th Ward Skimmer Studio from reclaimed local wood and street signs.

Desk sets get saucy in time for the seventh anniversary, and we ask ourselves, “What would Beyonce do?” Crush it, while wearing year-eight lace and linen outfits for work and play. Leather makes a great ninth anniversary gift, but

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in lieu of clothing and accessories, we talk about outfitting your home instead.

Things culminate with diamonds, which is every dedicated reader’s reward for sticking by us for 10 years. We showcase some of the best and brightest in the city — go ahead, treat yourselves.

You deserve it, as does the talented crew that brings every issue of CUE to life from inception to print.

And there’s so much more to be excited about in April. On the live music scene, French Quarter Fest and Jazz Fest will soon dominate everyone’s social calendars, with the already in-progress Wednesdays at the Square and Thursdays at Twilight in between. Looking at all these days filled with taking in the sun has me so excited about the sunburn I’m going to get, despite wearing SPF 50. Bring CUE with you — it makes great reading in between musical acts.

Here’s to 10 years of contemporary, uncompromising and exposed looks at life in New Orleans, and to the next 10, and the next.

And we don’t look a year over five.

Yours in peace, love and diamondflecked sunblock.

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CLOCK The lowdown on high-intensity interval training

BY K AT HER INE M . JOHN S ON CONSIDERING HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT)? These timed, rotating workouts take a little explaining, but their results speak for themselves, and it makes a better gift than an actual clock for a first anniversary.

HIIT sessions begin with a brisk warm-up, then alternate bursts of intense activity with short recovery exercises. Exercisers can do the same exercise, simply changing intensity, or can switch exercise machines to make the workout more dynamic, says Michael Scott, head trainer and HIIT coach at Mid-City’s Orangetheory Fitness. Each interval is timed, and exercises can be modified to fit individual abilities and goals.

HIIT is a time-efficient, holistic approach to fitness that encompasses both cardio and isometric exercises. Sessions usually are one hour long, with at least one day of rest between sessions.

Orangetheory specializes in group work.

Clients rotate between treadmill, weight floor and rowing machine stations, supervised by a trainer. There also are stationary bikes and Strider machines for clients in need of low-impact options.

Machines aren’t necessary in Jeffrey Martin’s classes. Martin, a personal trainer, conducts individual HIIT sessions and group classes at Metairie Country Club. He prefers to use body weight exercises or free weights.

“When you’re controlling dumbbells or a (straight) bar, you’re engaging your core, not only your bicep, and you have to be focused on your back,” he says. “It’s total body mechanics. When you’re using machines, you may be sitting, and you may be slouching.”

He urges nervous beginners who might be intimated by HIIT to try group lessons. He advises consulting a doctor before beginning any exercise regimen, especially if the client is recovering from an injury, has limited

Head trainer and HIIT instructor Michael Scott (far right) poses with his class at Mid-City’s Orangetheory Fitness.

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mobility or flexibility, or is over age 55 and unaccustomed to exercise. Martin suggests a “basic level of strength” before beginning HIIT, but that definition encompasses most clients.

“If you can open a twist-off Coke bottle, you have good hand strength (for free weights),” he says. “You’re also good in your core.”

According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the scientific theory behind HIIT says that spending 5 to 8 minutes of a session with the heart rate elevated at 80 to 95 percent of its capacity puts the body into excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC). During EPOC, the body restores hormones and energy and repairs stressed muscles and other tissues. As oxygen is continually used and fat stores are broken down for repair, calories keep burning. The ACSM approximates the “afterburn” duration at 2 hours, but Scott and Martin say it continues for 24 to 36 hours after a workout, which is why the resting period following a session is crucial.

“Rest is key,” Martin says. “Your muscles won’t grow and they will get fatigued … and you’re more prone to injury when the body is tired.”

Martin and Scott commonly see injuries to the knees and back, usually from overtraining or poor body mechanics. Keeping an open dialogue with an observant, engaged trainer can prevent some injuries, but it’s just as important to avoid overdoing it.

HIIT training shouldn’t exceed three or four sessions per week, and Scott advises passive off-day exercises such as swimming or yoga.

Benefits aren’t strictly physical.

“I’ve had people not use antidepressants anymore,” Scott says. “I’ve had people that were joggers progress to become runners.”

With a regular workout routine combined with proper diet, Scott’s clients see increased energy after four or five sessions,

Jeffrey Martin assists a client during a personal training session.

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and Martin’s clients see significant weight loss in three to six months.

“Be patient,” Martin says. “Don’t get on the scale every day. More importantly, do you feel good about yourself?”

Considering signing up for classes? Ask to observe a HIIT session or take a mini-class. If HIIT isn’t for you, Scott offers advice.

“If you don’t like HIIT, try Jazzercise,” he says. “If you don’t like Jazzercise, try tai chi. If you don’t find what’s yours immediately, don’t put [limits] on yourself. Find a movement program that fits you.”

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HOT SHOTS

Lightweight matte porcelain espresso cups, $35 for a set of four at Modern Market.

WHAT A DISH

Porcelain Grand Moscow bowl, $59.95 at Dunn & Sonnier Antiques & Flowers.

COUPLES A’COURTING

Antique cuff bracelet, $74 at Century Girl Vintage.

Have your plate and

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BY ANDRE A BLUMENSTEIN THESE PIECES AREN’T YOUR MOTHER’S CHINA CHINA. On the second anniversary, give porcelain that’s as durable as you are. Contemporary pieces are less fragile but no less beautiful, and advances in design and assembly mean the “good plates” don’t have to live in the curio cabinet anymore. If serveware isn’t on the wish list, jewelry accented with porcelain can do the trick. From real porcelain to look-alike melamine, CUE’s got you covered.

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS ...

Large melamine platter, $44 at Estella’s Home.

SAFE KEEPING

Byzantine trinket box, $49 at Century Girl Vintage.

GOLD-PLATED

“Mulholland” five-piece place setting by Kelly Wearstler, $450 at JADE interiors + design.

FIT FOR A KING

Handcrafted cheese dome, $88 at Hazelnut New Orleans.

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Katy Beh’s dining area features a repurposed mirror and chandelier.

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Katy Beh shatters third anniversary tradition by using glass and crystal in unexpected ways.

WALKING INTO JEWELRY DESIGNER KATY BEH’S UPTOWN HOME is like walking into a beam of light.

The floor-to-ceiling windows let in sunlight that reflects off every surface, from the white sofas to the portraits and sketches that decorate the walls. The decor mirrors the 22-karat, gold and gemstone jewelry Beh handmakes in her in-home studio, and features the same blend of colors, textures and exaggerated proportions.

“It’s a constant juxtaposition of balance and asymmetry,” she says.

Much of Beh’s aesthetic is repurposing old items. She spray paints things white or gold to give them new life, and uses old bed sheets to create pillow covers. Her design mantra is “What

can I do with this?,” and the answer is functional yet opulent.

Beh owned an eponymous jewelry boutique for nearly 15 years before closing shop to make her own. It’s only since her debut jewelry show in 2013 that she considers herself an artist.

Her creativity is evident in her home, which is full of gilded fulllength mirrors that once hung in her store. Most remarkable is her dining table — a mirror mounted horizontally atop two mirrored side tables, with a chandelier centerpiece that was taken down in favor of a ceiling fan. She intended to rehang the chandelier, but its position on the mirror/ table refracts light from the adjacent window, adding sparkle and eccentric glamor. Beh was inspired by the informal elegance of Parisian salons to create banquette-style dining, incorporating a sectional sofa and clear plastic “ghost” chairs for seating.

“It’s not a dining room, and it’s not a coffee table — it’s that in-between height that is just so much more familiar and relaxing,” she says. “I go to that quirky place. My goal is to find that edge where it’s almost not right.

It’s almost out of tune, but it still sounds good.”

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As temperatures get comfy, dine alfresco with new outdoor appliances.

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The Alfresco grill features gas-heated ceramic briquettes with a push-button start.

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Multi-function Kamado Joe grilling systems are made of heavy duty ceramic.

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Alfresco’s Versa Power Cooker can hold a 100 quart stock pot and is good for smaller seafood boils.

WITH NEW ORLEANS’ WARM WINTERS AND SULTRY SUMMERS, outdoor spaces — backyards, decks, patios and courtyards — are extensions of homes for gathering with and entertaining family and friends. The arrival of spring weather means taking the fourth-anniversary gift of appliances beyond toasters and microwaves and into the innovative world of outdoor kitchens.

Malinda Hill, sales associate at Nordic Kitchens and Baths, says technologically advanced open-air cooking equipment is trending this spring.

“We are designing more and more fully equipped outdoor kitchens each year,” she says. “Adding an under-counter outdoor refrigerator or refrigerator drawers ... allows you to store food and drinks outside.”

Grills have come a long way from simple charcoal and lighter fluid-fueled devices.

Now there are multi-tier grills and roasters with separate climate zones, and the innovations don’t stop there.

“Not only do clients want an easy-to-use, built-in gas grill that can be turned on with a push of a button — like the Alfresco Grill — but they also want to incorporate a ceramic smoker such as the Kamado Joe,” Hill says.

The Kamado Joe is an Asian-style grill coated with a thick wall of ceramic. The ceramic holds in smoke from burning charcoal or wood, which imparts rich flavors to food.

The grills also are customizable with a range of interchangeable cooking surfaces.

A built-in alfresco kitchen is the perfect gift for a host who doesn’t want to leave guests outside while preparing meals indoors. Hill says that clients also want simple accessories such as cabinets and drawers to store cooking utensils and cleaning supplies.

Other popular kitchen appliances include pizza ovens, icemakers and power burners.

“Two appliances that are currently being requested from our clients are the Kalamazoo pizza oven and the Scotsman outdoor ice maker,” Hill says.

Scotsman Ice Systems makes residential and commercial machines, offering “nugget” or crushed ice for soft drinks and larger cubed ice for cocktails. Using the right ice makes drinks stay colder longer.

“The Kalamazoo pizza oven is available in a countertop design, which requires no installation, or you can opt for a built-in design for a more custom look,” she says.

“After a 45-minute preheat, you are able to bake a Neapolitan-style pizza in less than three minutes.”

Bradley Carlson, communications manager for Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, says the

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Kalamazoo’s freestanding pizza oven can cook a pizza in three minutes.

Kalamazoo Artisan Fire Pizza Oven collection brings pizzeria oven heat to the backyard via two independently adjustable burners (one above the interior cooking surface and one below) that can be powered by natural gas or liquid propane.

The inside is lined with ceramic to conduct heat evenly. “[The burners] can deliver temperatures from 250 to more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit,” Carlson says.

Kalamazoo recently added a freestanding oven option to the countertop and builtin models. The freestanding option has convenient shelving and is attached to a portable wheeled cart that stores the fuel tank.

Hill says that Kalamazoo’s wood-fired Gaucho Grill also is in vogue among customers at Nordic because of its unique design. “[It’s] an Argentinian-style wood-burning grill and rotisserie,” she says, “which has a spoked wheel that raises and lowers the grill grates and rotisserie, allowing you to control heat and intensity by adjusting the proximity of food to the flame.”

The Gaucho Grill is available in three models: built-in, freestanding and freestanding with an attached side burner.

“Another appliance that is trendy right now is the Versa Power Cooker by Alfresco,” Hill says. “This (outdoor burner) offers 400 to 65,000 BTUs of power for total heat control.

This is great for smaller shrimp and crab boils.”

Other local grill vendors include Comeaux Furniture & Appliance, which offers DCS Outdoor Grills, and Backyard Living, a designer of luxury outdoor spaces that sells grills, outdoor furniture, built-in outdoor kitchens, smokers, lighting and fountains. The goal is the same: an elegant yet practical solution to outdoor cooking and entertaining, made even easier by the latest advances in openair appliances.

“Our clients want to be able to dine at their favorite restaurants and then come home and recreate the dishes for their friends and family,” Hill says. “Due to our warm climate, clients are able to do this in their outdoor kitchens all year-round. Many clients are using their ceramic cookers for smoking their Thanksgiving turkeys. They are using the Alfresco Versa Power Burner to have shrimp and crab boils. They are even able to cook large pots of gumbo outdoors.”

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SILVER WEAR

For fifth anniversary tips, a Q & A with Mignon Faget.

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AS CUE CELEBRATES A DECADE IN PRINT, we turned to a designer approaching 50 years in the fashion industry for retrospective and advice for the future. Mignon Faget has created silver jewelry and accessories in New Orleans since 1969, when she premiered her first pieces to accessorize her clothing line. She turned her focus to jewelry shortly after and began creating entire collections in silver and gold, based on motifs such as “Sea” and “Heirloom Lace.” Over the years, Faget and her designs have reimagined classic patterns in trending shapes and styles.

Whether using Swarovski pearls (which have an expansive color range and consistent quality) in place of more expensive freshwater pearls to make items more affordable, or translating collection pieces into slender, daintier silhouettes, Faget and the 85 sales, administrative and manufacturing workers Mignon Faget Ltd. employs look for ways to attract collectors old and new.

A few modernized additions are a set of bar necklaces that pull from collections like “Pylon” and “Textiles,” and an expanded line of “Petit Animal Crackers” charms that debut in March.

Regardless of the collection or price point, each piece of Mignon Faget’s silver jewelry is crafted and finished by hand, and 95 percent of monthly production (3,000 to 4,000 pieces) is made at the headquarters on Magazine Street. Faget took a few moments to chat with CUE about preserving the past and innovating for the future.

The expanded “Petit Animal Crackers” collection, available March 2017.

COURTESTY OF EMERALD GRIPPA, MIGNON FAGET LTD.

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You’ve been advertising with CUE since our very first issue.

What made you take a chance on a fledgling fashion magazine?

MIGNON FAGET I’ve always loved supporting local artists and entrepreneurs. At the time, advertising in a local magazine with a focus on home, fashion and beauty seemed like an obvious choice. And I’m so glad we took the chance. CUE has always featured high-quality fashion and home designs, and its aesthetic is very much on par with the Mignon Faget brand.

Do you have a favorite column?

FAGET My favorite is Wear + Where. I enjoy reading the in-depth interviews with locals involved in all aspects of fashion and design in New Orleans.

What made you work with silver? What do you love about it?

FAGET I made my first jewelry designs … [from] silver that came from wedding presents that I melted down. I didn’t care for those (silver) bonbon dishes themselves, but I suppose they ended up being very important to me. I could distill my ideas into an intimate and lasting form.

To what do you attribute your longevity and success?

FAGET We built a company that is dedicated to good design with lasting value that is beautifuly handcrafted in America. The jewelry that we produce is truly timeless and it all starts and ends on Magazine Street. The success of Mignon Faget Ltd. comes directly from the people who we employ and the people who shop with us.

How have you and your business evolved over time?

FAGET I keep learning, stay curious and my work remains fresh.

I have learned to not always give explicit direction because I like to see what creative people come up with, but in the final decisions and finishing details, I am exacting.

You opened your first design studio/storefront in 1971. What advice would you give to those just starting out in fashion?

FAGET [It’s] important to know your own strengths and find people to work with who have strengths that can [complement yours]. My advice is know your market and your customers. It is rare that I miss an opportunity to interact with my collectors, whether it’s an in-store event, or just reading letters that people write to me about how my jewelry has impacted them.

Mignon Faget in the production studio at company headquarters on Magazine Street.

COURTESY OF EMERALD GRIPPA, MIGNON FAGET LTD.

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HAVE A SEAT, TAKE A STAND Or do both in year six with handmade wooden furniture from Skimmer Studio.

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BY K ATHERINE M . JOHNS ON FOOT-POWERED AND HAND-CRANK DRILLS, BUBBLE LEVELS, A RIVET GUN, A HAMMER AND ANVIL — these are the simple tools that craftsman Ross Lunz uses to create the functional art at Skimmer Studio in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward (and soon, at his new studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico). Lunz upcycles discarded materials like angle iron, aluminum and wood into lamps, stools, benches, tables and chairs, all by hand.

“My grandmother was a Depression baby,” he says. “She didn’t throw things away.

That osmotically informed how I approach my art.”

Lunz uses simple tooling but high technique to build furniture and lighting. He doesn’t consider himself a woodworker, but the skill in his spline-and-dowel joinery is indicative of a true appreciation of the craft.

After graduating from college, he traveled to Japan following the 1995 6.9-magnitude Hanshin earthquake to work in construction, and later to India to pursue work as a jewelry designer. He moved to New Orleans with his wife after his graduate studies to be near his family in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and because he was looking for a cultural hub near water.

Time abroad piqued his interest in ecology, particularly the consumption of natural resources, and cultivated his preference for found materials. Many of the tools in his workshop were salvaged from the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods.

Lunz uses wood and metals from scrap heaps, as well as from debris that collects after storms, like the rains that swelled the Mississippi River in 2016.

“The post-flood stage Mississippi River created flotillas of driftwood,” he says. “I was attracted to the forms … the colors and the shapes resonated with me. I pulled this one plank out of the water that weighed about 150 pounds. It still had the character of the water and the sun and the dirt it had

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absorbed. That’s the soul of that piece of wood — that’s what attracts me to it.”

He also uses a palette of roadwork flotsam and jetsam, automobile wreckage, decommissioned street signs, old industrial parts and broken street lights to produce functional home goods.

“I call it an infrastructural aesthetic,” he says. “I like things that have to do with city infrastructure. Also, as a fireman (in New Orleans), I saw lots of torched cars. There was something about the ergonomics of the seat frames once the upholstery was burned off.”

Of late, the inspiration for Lunz’s benches, tables and stools is the planks of white oak left behind by citywide Sewerage & Water Board road projects. The slats of wood are used to shore up trenches dug for drainage until permanent bolsters can be poured, and are discarded after work is completed.

Other than moisture-induced warping, the wood is perfectly functional.

“It’s super-dense, strong and weatherresistant,” Lunz says. “I had a gut reaction to its aesthetic and thought, ‘I have to do something with this wood.’”

His workshop reveals a cache of found objects that he allows to “ferment” before he figures out what should go with what.

“Most things get used,” he says. “It may take 15 years, but it gets used. It’s all there, informing my work. Two pieces start dancing together and then they become a resolved piece. As an artist, you’re taught not to care what others think, but three-quarters of my enjoyment in crafting things is seeing someone else get enjoyment out of what I’ve created.”

He’ll be showing his work during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and Skimmer Studio will be featured on a season three episode of the Inspiration Network’s Handcrafted America.

Most pieces are made to order, and custom work is available upon request.

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2 The Road Stool is Lunz’s newest stool design and is assembled using traditional wood joinery.

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3 The Urban Safari table uses salvaged white oak cold-connected to aluminum road signs using blind rivets.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSS LUNZ/SKIMMER STUDIO

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1. Royal typewriter photo in 3-by-3 gold frame, $42 at Scriptura.

2. What would Beyonce do? nameplate, $29.95 at Fleurty Girl.

3. Personalized stamp by Anna Griffin, $40 at Betty Hunley Designs.

4. Fleur-de-lis desk pen, $75 (ink not shown, $40) at Scriptura. 5. Acrylic and gold stapler, $18 at Hazelnut New Orleans. 6. Alligator container, $48 at Hazelnut New Orleans. 7. Vera Wang phone message pad, $50 at Betty Hunley Designs. 8. Royal giraffe mouse pad, $16.50 at AlexaPulitzer.com.

9. Visconti Rembrandt ivory fountain pen, $165 at Scriptura. 10. Marbleized notebook, $18 at Hazelnut New Orleans. 11. Embossed Italian leather journal, $180 at Scriptura. 12. Hand-engraved paperweight by Crane & Co., $95 at Betty Hunley Designs. 13. Royal elephant file folder, $14 at AlexaPulitzer.com.

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PHOTOS BY DORA SISON

Off-the-shoulder linen top, $102, and linen shorts, $70, at Elle Boutique.

Lace and fringe romper, $264, and suede gladiator sandals by Steve Madden, $60, at Elle Boutique.

Czech glass button earrings, $32 at Grandmother’s Buttons.

Floral arrangement straw hat

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Czech glass, brass, and sand opal necklace, $74 at Grandmother’s Buttons.

Rattan oxford wedges by Robert Clergerie, $395 at SoSusu Boutique.

Gold-trimmed lace parasol, $54.95 at Bella Umbrella - New Orleans.

1970s gold lace maxi skirt by Mary McFadden, $110, and 1920s vintage cameo shell locket, $225, at Century Girl Vintage.

One-shoulder peplum top, $145 at

Elle Boutique.

Gold nappa leather heels with silver patent leather straps by Malone Souliers, $625 at SoSusu Boutique.

Nude pink vegan leather and cork clutch, $52.95 at

Grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Buttons.

Linen blazer in dusty pink

by Joie, $298 at Elle Boutique.

Antique 1890s hand-stitched lace camisole, $168 at Century Girl Vintage.

Side-tie linen pants, $74.95 at

Grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Buttons.

Rose gold leather heels by Via Spiga, $195 at Head

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Leather upholstery options, from $12 per square foot at Maharam.

Looking for a luxurious ninth anniversary gift? Quality leather accents are easy to find

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Acid-wash square cowhide pillow, $155 at Wehmeier’s.

ADD AN AIR OF SOPHISTICATION to any room using leather accents, whether it’s a large furniture piece or a small accessory.

Susan Sublette, sales representative for Maharam, a creator of textiles for commercial and residential interiors, says leather is “inherently a beautiful, natural product.” If leather is treated properly, it can provide a lifetime of elegance.

It’s also a versatile fabric that comes from many different animals. Popular products locally available are made of cowhide, alligator hide and even ostrich hide.

Sublette says an easy to way to determine quality in leather is to examine the back side of the fabric.

“The color on the front side should be almost the same color as on the back side,” she says. “If they are drastically different, that means the leather has been coated with pigments.”

Of course, some people prefer pigmented leather, because it has been treated to alter the aesthetic and color of the material.

Sublette recommends professional cleaning services and says regular maintenance includes wiping it with a dry cloth in the event of a spill or stain. Keep leather away from direct sunlight and heat, because heat can cause it to dry out, and sunlight can lead to discoloration. With proper care, leather can be a good investment.

“If you have a good quality piece of leather, it will last forever,” Sublette says. “It will patina and age over time, but it will last. It’s a lifelong gift.”

Luxe-life support

Acid-wash cowhide lumbar pillow, $135 at Wehmeier’s.

Tray du plume

Men’s ostrich leather desk tray, $75 at Wehmeier’s.

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Acid-wash cowhide rug, $795 at Wehmeier’s.

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Men’s alligator travel tray, $245 at Wehmeier’s.

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1.40 carats of round brilliant-cut diamonds in 14K white gold, $2,950.

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13 carats of round brilliant-cut diamonds in 18K white gold, $49,500.

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Diamonds-by-theyard-style necklace 2.10 total carat weight of diamonds in 14K white gold, $4,950.

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Diamond lariat necklace

.43 total carat weight of round diamonds set in 14K gold, $1,200 at Aucoin Hart Jewelers.

Diamond pendant necklace

.76 total carat weight of round colorless diamonds on 18” 14K white gold chain, $2,475 at Fisher & Sons Jewelers.

Rolling diamond ring

1.50 total carat weight of round colorless diamonds set in 14K white gold, $4,500 at Fisher & Sons Jewelers.

Classic diamond bangles

Available in white, rose and yellow gold, from $2,750 at Aucoin Hart Jewelers.

Forevermark diamond band

1.72 total carat weight of cushion-cut diamonds and pave stones set in platinum, $5,950 at Aucoin Hart Jewelers.

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resou rces A LISTING OF THE RETAILERS AND PROFESSIONALS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE OF CUE.

On the clock

Take it outside

Jeffrey Martin’s Fitness Confidential (504) 655-6898

Comeaux Furniture & Appliance 415 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 831-1365; Warehouse Outlet: 3949 Euphrosine St., (504) 378-4900; www.comeauxfurn.com

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Orangetheory Fitness 4141 Bienville St., (504) 408-2602; www.neworleansmidcity.orangetheoryfitness.com

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Century Girl Vintage 2023 Magazine St., (504) 875-3105; www.centurygirlvintage.com Dunn & Sonnier Antiques & Flowers 3433 Magazine St., (504) 524-3235; www.dunnandsonnier.com Estella’s Home 601 Frisco Ave., Metairie, (504) 833-8884; www.facebook.com/estellashome

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Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet (888) 318-6569; www.kalamazoogourmet.com Nordic Kitchens & Baths 1818 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 888-2300; www.nordickitchens.com

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Mignon Faget The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 524-2973; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2244; 3801 Magazine St., (504) 891-2005; www.mignonfaget.com

Hazelnut New Orleans 5525 Magazine St., (504) 891-2424; www.hazelnutneworleans.com

Have a seat, take a stand

JADE interiors + design 324 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 875-4420; www.jadenola.com

Skimmer Studio 1241 Frenchmen St., (504) 450-0484; www.rosslunz.com

Modern Market 3138 Magazine St., Suite C, (504) 896-2206; www.modernmarketlifestyle.com

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Katy Beh Jewelry www.katybeh.com

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Alexa Pulitzer www.alexapulitzer.com Betty Hunley Designs 6057 Magazine St., (504) 895-2870; www.bettyhunley.com

Fleurty Girl Citywide; www.fleurtygirl.net

Hide and seek

Hazelnut New Orleans 5525 Magazine St., (504) 891-2424; www.hazelnutneworleans.com

Maharam (800) 645-3943; www.maharam.com

Scriptura Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 219-1113; 5423 Magazine St., (504) 897-1555; www.scriptura.com

Wehmeier’s The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., Suite 217, (504) 383-7120; www.wehmeiers.com

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Bella Umbrella – New Orleans 2036 Magazine St., (504) 302-1036; www.facebook.com/bellaumbrellaNOLA

Aucoin Hart Jewelers 1525 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 834-9999; www.aucoinhart.com

Century Girl Vintage 2023 Magazine St., (504) 875-3105; www.centurygirlvintage.com

Fisher & Sons Jewelers 5101 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-4956; www.fishersonsjewelers.com

Elle Boutique 2108 Magazine St., (504) 522-4929; www.shopelle.com Grandmother’s Buttons 2105 Magazine St., (504) 249-5821; www.grandmothersbuttons.com

Gallery Orange 819 Royal St., (504) 875-4006; www.gallery-orange.com

Head Over Heels Boutique 3112 Magazine St., (504) 603-3234; www.headoverheelsonline.com

Salon D NOLA 301 Burgundy St., Suite E, (504) 510-4000; 317 Burgundy St., Suite 14, (504) 581-3490; www.salondnola.com

SoSusu Boutique 3427 Magazine St., (504) 309-5026; www.facebook.com/sosusuboutique

Wellington & Company 505 Royal St., (504) 525-4855; www.wcjewelry.com

IT’S WHY YOU SHOP. Saks Fifth Avenue Allen Edmonds Armani Collezioni Brooks Brothers Donald J Pliner lululemon athletica Mignon Faget Morton’s The Steakhouse Tiffany & Co. The Theatres at Canal Place vineyard vines and more

333 Canal Street The Shops at Canal Place

www.theshopsatcanalplace.com theshopsatcanal

504.522.9200 theshopsatcanalplace